title: Use of dopamine infusion improved oxygenation in a patient of Ebstein's anomaly with atrial septal defect.
abstract: We present the successful perioperative management of an adult patient with Ebstein's anomaly for abdominal rectopexy surgery. The patient developed mild hypotension and a fall in peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) after administration of a graded epidural block. Correction of the fall in the blood pressure; however, did not improve the SpO 2 . The patient was administered an intravenous infusion of dopamine to improve the cardiac output and this led to improvement in the SpO 2 .
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mukul C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Pramil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Priyadarshani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chakravarti
mesh_terms: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010100:Oxygen; D004298:Dopamine